Tag: Race
Active Life Expectancy Varies for Older Blacks, Whites
Blacks, especially black women, have lower percentage of remaining life spent active
Facial Fracture Risk Up for Older Women With Facial Injury
Significantly increased risk for postmenopausal white and Asian women
Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact Med School Admissions
AMA says diverse workforce is a key strategy to combatting health disparities
Genetic Heart Condition Common Cause of Sudden Death in Sports
Majority of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cases seen in young, male, minority athletes
Risk of Cardiovascular Events Up in Black Patients With A-Fib
Black patients twice as likely to suffer stroke, heart failure, death as whites with atrial fibrillation
ASCO: Follow-Up Care Lacking for Black Women With Breast Cancer
Genetic testing, risk-reducing surgery more likely for whites, Hispanics
Race, Class Impacts Accessibility of Psychotherapists
Appointment offer rates almost three times higher for middle-class versus working-class help seekers
Genes May Lower Risk of Obesity in Men of West African Descent
But the effect does not seem to apply to women with the same West African ancestry
Racism Can Disrupt Physician-Patient Power Dynamics
But black female physician notes that she has the power and privilege to leave a given situation
Mitochondrial Dysfunction May Explain Prostate Cancer Disparity
Mechanism may explain prostate cancer treatment resistance among African-American men
